Total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent Ruptura total do músculo quadríceps em um adolescente

The total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent is a rare lesion. We report a case of a 13 year old boy who suffered a direct trauma to the left knee. No predisposing factors have been diagnosed. The lesion was treated with surgical repair and transosseus sutures. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Pires e Albuquerque, José Felix dos Santos Neto, Vincenzo Giordano, Maria Isabel Pires e Albuquerque, Ney Pecegueiro do Amaral, João Maurício Barretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000100111
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Summary:The total rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent is a rare lesion. We report a case of a 13 year old boy who suffered a direct trauma to the left knee. No predisposing factors have been diagnosed. The lesion was treated with surgical repair and transosseus sutures. The aim of this study was to present a rare case of rupture of the quadriceps muscle in an adolescent and the therapy used.<br>A ruptura total do m&#250;sculo quadr&#237;ceps em um adolescente &#233; uma les&#227;o rara. N&#243;s relatamos um caso de um menino de 13 anos que sofreu um trauma direto no joelho esquerdo. N&#227;o foram diagnosticados fatores predisponentes. A les&#227;o foi tratada com o reparo cir&#250;rgico e suturas trans&#243;sseas. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi apresentar um caso raro de ruptura do m&#250;sculo quadr&#237;ceps em um adolescente e a terap&#234;utica adotada.
ISSN:0102-3616
1982-4378